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This has been a balanced news source on the Region in and around Turkey.

Most of the articles tend to be fair toward Kurds too.

By name, it must be based in Washington.

There are some other good articles in the right sidebar on their page.

I have issue with this statement, but it is a quote of Erdogan and is probably accurate at that level.

"after artillery fire from Isis and Kurdish militia from inside Syria killed a number of Turkish citizens last year, Mr Erdogan complained that Nato moved too slowly to deploy a US Himars system along the Syrian border. "

I know of no incident where SDF (YPG/YPJ) fired on Turkey except when Turkey shelled across the border on civilians. There are several Turkish supported Kurdish Militias in Syria, who are allied with Erdogan. And are Islamist like him.

1 posted on 07/14/2017 6:37:11 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

So you (Turkey) shoot down a Russian plane under the protection of NATO. I guess Russia doesn’t hold a grudge for too long. Go fig.


2 posted on 07/14/2017 6:41:07 AM PDT by BJ1
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To: Texas Fossil

“NATO ally”

With “allies” like Turkey, who needs enemies?


3 posted on 07/14/2017 6:42:38 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Texas Fossil

Russia is smart to sell critical weapons to NATO.

It mocks the “alliance” and hastens its demise.

Coincidentally, that’s in US interest too.

Europe, not so much.


4 posted on 07/14/2017 6:45:18 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Texas Fossil

Big separate advertising section for Turkey in yesterday’s NY Times.


5 posted on 07/14/2017 6:47:51 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: Texas Fossil

Turkey wants or money and nothing more. They proved that they were NOT our ally during the Gulf War.


7 posted on 07/14/2017 6:53:25 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Very interesting to watch Turkey move more into alliance with Russia. I think this is historic and prophetic.


11 posted on 07/14/2017 7:30:21 AM PDT by Obadiah (Global warming caused Hillary to lose the election.)
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I would be for kicking Turkey out of NATO with all it is doing to kill/destroy Christianity in Turkey.

I don't think the US needs any bases in Turkey.

Maybe this would push Turkey closer to Russia.

I would rather the US focus on Iraq and the Middle East.

What Turkey is doing destroying Churches and Monasteries I cannot live with.

The former Soviet Union was very vicious to Christians...

Turkey is trying to be like the former Soviet Union.

12 posted on 07/14/2017 7:44:51 AM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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I don’t think there’s any amount of pleading that is going to change the fact that Ataturk’s Westernized, forward-thinking Turkey is gone forever, and in it’s place is a Turkey increasingly hostile to the West and under the control of an Islamist strongman. We would have been well-advised to support the Turkish military in it’s coup attempt, but of course that would have been unthinkable for Obama.


17 posted on 07/14/2017 10:33:07 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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